Description: This statuette is by Antoine Louis Barye (1795-1875) who exhibited his first animal sculpture in the Paris Salon of 1831 when he was dubbed an 'Animalier', a maker of animals. It is in Very Fine condition with a gorgeous green patina. Barye was referred to as the 'Michelangelo of the Menagerie' by the contemporaneous art critic Théophile Gautier. Barye studied animals closely. He attended dissections of animals at the Museum of Natural History in Paris, where he served as the Master of Zoological Drawing from 1854 until his death. But he was also intensely interested in what lay underneath the physical appearance of animals - their inner vitality - and in this sense was in tune with his romantic contemporaries, for whom exotic or wild beasts held a particular fascination. Although he obtained public commissions and enjoyed the patronage of the Dukes of Orleans, Luynes, Montpensier, and Nemours, Barye specialised in the relatively large-scale production small-scale animal sculptures.
Price: 1500 USD
Location: Oakland, California
End Time: 2025-01-08T13:42:44.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Object Type: statuette
Material: Bronze
Country/Region of Manufacture: France
Handmade: Yes
